Definition of Baboon
Bab`oon´
n.
1.
(Zool.)
One
of
the
Old
World
Quadrumana
,
of
the
genera
Cynocephalus
and
Papio
;
the
dog-faced
ape
.
Baboons
have
dog-like
muzzles
and
large
canine
teeth
,
cheek
pouches
,
a
short
tail
,
and
naked
callosities
on
the
buttocks
.
They
are
mostly
African
.
See
Mandrill
,
and
Chacma
,
and
Drill
an
ape
.
Related Words
catarrhine
,
chacma
,
chacma
baboon
,
drill
,
mandrill
,
Mandrillus
leucophaeus
,
Mandrillus
sphinx
,
Old
World
monkey
,
Papio
ursinus
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